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EBSA News Release: [10/05/2005]
Contact Name: David James or Rita Ford
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x8671
Release Number: 05-1887-NAT
ERISA Advisory Council to Hold October Teleconferences
WASHINGTON — The three working groups of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans will convene by teleconference Oct. 19-20 to discuss reports
and recommendations to be submitted to the Secretary of Labor. The teleconference
will be conducted from the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C., Room N3437A, for those who wish to attend.
The Working Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare
Plan Participants will meet on Oct. 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. On Oct. 20,
the meetings will run from Noon to 4 p.m., with the Working Group on Communications
to Retirement Plan Participants meeting first, followed by the Working Group
on Retirement Plan Distributions and Options.
The public is welcome to attend all meetings and may submit comments by
Oct. 12 to Larry Good, the council's executive secretary. Questions about
the meetings or requests to address the ERISA Advisory Council should be
directed to Good at (202) 693-8668.
The Advisory Council consists of 15 members, appointed to staggered three-year
terms by the Secretary of Labor to provide advice on policies and regulations
affecting employee benefit plans sponsored by private-sector employers. The
members represent the general public, employers, employee organizations and
the fields of insurance, corporate trust, investment management, investment
counseling, accounting and actuarial counseling.
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